novelraw Chapter 98: Is That Miss Shao Your Ex-Girlfriend?
Chapter 98: Is That Miss Shao Your Ex-Girlfriend?
Shao Yuwei was betting; she bet that Fu Yinli would leave Su Lingzhi and come towards her.
But the next scene froze her expression instantly, her heart heavy as if filled with lead, suffocating her.
Under the dazzling lights, Fu Yinli, right in front of her, tilted Su Lingzhi’s chin and kissed her.
"Hold me." A voice slipped through amidst their intimate kiss.
Su Lingzhi refused to comply with his request.
In such a public setting, this sudden kiss request was too inexplicable, as if he was deliberately hiding something.
So, what kind of relationship did he have with that Miss Shao before?
An ex?
Her lips stung from his bite, pulling Su Lingzhi back to her senses.
As soon as she looked up, she locked eyes with the man’s deep and teasing gaze. Su Lingzhi pulled the corners of her mouth and asked him, "That Miss Shao, is she your ex?"
Fu Yinli silently looked at her, his gaze deepening.
"Seems I guessed right." Su Lingzhi looked towards the woman sitting far away, drinking alone.
"She’s quite pretty." Su Lingzhi withdrew her gaze, calmly facing the man’s deep eyes, and asked him, "Why don’t you go over?"
The calmer her tone, the more dissatisfied Fu Yinli felt with her behavior, his heart clogged heavily.
He grabbed Su Lingzhi’s hand, leading her to an unoccupied area.
As the door closed, Su Lingzhi’s heart instantly became chaotic. She looked at him in a panic, "You... you’re acting so inexplicable now."
"Do you want me to go find her?"
Su Lingzhi lowered her eyes, not daring to look at him.
Indeed, she had just acted a bit sarcastically, but that was because she was jealous of him and his ex.
She didn’t want her boyfriend to have any emotional entanglement with other women.
Recalling the perfume scent he had last time and the argument they had, Su Lingzhi immediately calmed down and said to him, "I am quite petty. Even though she is your ex, you have broken up now, so you can’t go find her again, nor meet with her alone."
Fu Yinli’s gaze fell on her long curled lashes, the translucent light reflecting from her eyes, stubborn and coquettish, soothing the discomfort in his heart.
"I once dated her," he admitted.
"Did you love her?"
"No." His tone was earnest, his gaze particularly intense.
Being stared at like this, Su Lingzhi suddenly couldn’t say anything.
Fu Yinli pulled her into his embrace, his voice slow and coaxing, "No one can compare to your place in my heart, and I will not go look for her."
His deep, unique voice permeated her heart like honey, bringing a smile to Su Lingzhi’s lips as she wrapped her arms around his strong waist.
It had to be acknowledged that her Yinli had indeed changed from before.
He had learned how to coax her now.
The heavy door creaked open, interrupting their private moment.
The waiter quickly apologized and quietly left.
Su Lingzhi, her face flushed, emerged from his arms. Being caught getting cozy on the stairway made her feel like she was having a secret affair with him.
Watching her flustered and bashful appearance, Fu Yinli smiled, holding her hand, and led her back to the event.
The banquet had already begun.
The tables were set with hot dishes. Rika looked surprised when she saw Su Lingzhi appear, "Lindie?! What brings you here?"
Su Lingzhi let go of Fu Yinli’s hand, walked around the table towards her, and gave her a hug, obediently greeting, "Mommy."
"Just now, the assistant told me you went back to Lyrae, didn’t expect we attended the same event."
Saying this, Rika looked her up and down approvingly, "This dress indeed suits you very well."
At this moment, Rika’s friends all looked over at them, surprised, "Isn’t this the dress you just designed? Didn’t expect it would be worn by someone close to you."
Rika turned and introduced her to them, "This dress was originally designed specifically for her. Coincidentally, without my involvement, it’s already on her."
Saying that, Rika held her hand and sat down with her at the table.
Su Lingzhi glanced towards Fu Yinli, and only after receiving his nod did she feel reassured to follow Rika.
"Did you come with him?"
Su Lingzhi responded, "Actually, I heard you were here, so I came with him."
"Mommy is glad you came for me." Rika tenderly brushed her finger across Su Lingzhi’s eye corner, "Have your eyes recovered?"
Su Lingzhi smiled and nodded.
Then, Rika introduced everyone at the table to her.
Everyone at this table was a fashion industry bigwig. There were two familiar faces among them, whom she had seen before and vaguely remembered.
Someone teased, "Rika recognized Lindie as her daughter; is she planning to hand Lyrae over to her in the future?"
Rika did not shy away, "I do have that thought. However, ultimately, I will respect her wishes."
Su Lingzhi, overwhelmed by the warmth, remained silent to avoid letting her lose face in front of everyone.
Rika laughed, "But within the entire Europe, there’s probably no one who dares to snatch her from me."
"Seems like you’ve planned this long ago."
First, inviting her to work at Lyrae before she even graduated, then step by step helping her to fame, finally treating her like family, making her one of their own. Which step wasn’t planned?
Only, being so exceptionally good to a young girl for no reason, didn’t seem to fit Rika’s style.
Yet, the origin of this remains unknown to others.
Someone said, "I feel that this goddaughter of yours looks somewhat like a friend you had before; it’s just a pity that she was taken away too soon after showing her brilliance."
These words seemed to hint at a truth ready to surface.
Su Lingzhi also sensed something and looked at Rika with curiosity.
This wasn’t the first time she heard someone saying she resembled a certain someone.
But is there a causal relationship between this and the way Rika dotes on her?
At this point, Rika’s expression darkened, as if she had fallen into some painful memory.
Su Lingzhi held her hand reassuringly, passing warmth to her.
The person who spoke earlier quickly apologized, "Sorry, I didn’t mean to bring up a sad memory of yours."
Rika then smiled lightly and addressed everyone, "Indeed, Lindie does resemble my friend, which is partly why I treat her well. Of course, if Lindie hadn’t participated in the England Designer Competition, if she didn’t have talent, I wouldn’t have noticed her, let alone brought her to Lyrae."
The underlying message being that she was mainly attracted by her talent.
Knowing that continuing this topic was pointless, everyone tactfully changed the subject, refocusing on hosting Su Lingzhi, treating her completely like a child to be taken care of.